Verner Fowler

[b bogart]

I bought a Buttplate and tgaurd from Reeves at Friendship yesterday, and it was labeled Verner Fowler. Anyone know where I can get a look at the fowler this was taken from?? Pictures would be OK. Otherwise I'm just gonna make it look (to me at least) like his rifles with a rounded over toe on the buttstock. After all I'm going to make this a rifled gun (Colerain 40 cal 44" oct/round bnarrel). I just need a suggestion or guidance. By the way Friendship trip was enjoyable but HOT!
Bruce

[Jim Horn]

Bruce,
 Look in "flintlock fowlers" by tom Grinslade and  TOTW has one for sale with the hardware youve got.  Reeves also makes the same buttplate with a square toe. Oh yeah, Look in "Early American Flintlocks" bt Hartzler and Whisker
Good Luck, Jim

[don getz]

Bruce......I would just follow the general Verner architecture, but round the bottom of the butt to correspond to the
buttplate that you have.   One other thing, I would not go with that fancy Verner entry pipe....that will drive you sane.
Just go with kind of a standard fowler entry pipe, the one that kind of comes to a point in the rear, should look OK.
Don

[b bogart]

Too late Don, I've already been accused of being crazy. That's kind of what I was thinking about that project. I don't believe that he used that entry pipe on all his guns! Thanks!
Bruce